Delineating Playas in the Arid Southwest
Figure 1. Conceptual diagram of a playa
PLAYAS
LANDSCAPE SETTING OF PLAYAS
INDICATORS OF ANTECEDENT HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS
Figure 3. Aspects of a hard playa.
Figure 4. Aspects of a soft playa.
Patterns associated with evaporites
SOILS, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE FEATURES
Accumulations of organic matter
Salt crystals
VEGETATION - ERDC-TR01-40018
Hydrology/vegetation interactions
Table 1. Summary of selected specific reports on possible OHW and/or wetland indicators on playas and some annotated references
Table 1. Continued - ERDC-TR01-40021
BIOTIC SOIL CRUSTS
BIOTIC SOIL CRUSTS-continue
Figure 5. Algal crusts.
OTHER BIOTIC INDICATORS
CASE STUDIES - ERDC-TR01-40026
Fort Bliss, Texas, and New Mexico (FBA)
CONCLUSION - ERDC-TR01-40028
LITERATURE CITED-continue - ERDC-TR01-40029
LITERATURE CITED-continue - ERDC-TR01-40030
LITERATURE CITED-continue - ERDC-TR01-40031
Report Documentation Page - ERDC-TR01-40032
ERDC-TR01-4
Figure 1. Conceptual diagram of a playa
PLAYAS
LANDSCAPE SETTING OF PLAYAS
INDICATORS OF ANTECEDENT HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS
Figure 3. Aspects of a hard playa.
Figure 4. Aspects of a soft playa.
Patterns associated with evaporites
SOILS, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE FEATURES
Accumulations of organic matter
Salt crystals
VEGETATION - ERDC-TR01-40018
Hydrology/vegetation interactions
Table 1. Summary of selected specific reports on possible OHW and/or wetland indicators on playas and some annotated references
Table 1. Continued - ERDC-TR01-40021
BIOTIC SOIL CRUSTS
BIOTIC SOIL CRUSTS-continue
Figure 5. Algal crusts.
OTHER BIOTIC INDICATORS
CASE STUDIES - ERDC-TR01-40026
Fort Bliss, Texas, and New Mexico (FBA)
CONCLUSION - ERDC-TR01-40028
LITERATURE CITED-continue - ERDC-TR01-40029
LITERATURE CITED-continue - ERDC-TR01-40030
LITERATURE CITED-continue - ERDC-TR01-40031
Report Documentation Page - ERDC-TR01-40032
ERDC-TR01-4